No longer requires focus component and focusUserJid to be configured in config.js(but they can still be overridden there).

config.js

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var config = {
         muc: 'conference.jitsi-meet.example.com', // FIXME: use XEP-0030
         bridge: 'jitsi-videobridge.jitsi-meet.example.com', // FIXME: use XEP-0030
         //call_control: 'callcontrol.jitsi-meet.example.com',
-        focus: 'focus.jitsi-meet.example.com'
+        //focus: 'focus.jitsi-meet.example.com' - defaults to 'focus.jitsi-meet.example.com'
     },
 //  getroomnode: function (path) { return 'someprefixpossiblybasedonpath'; },
 //  useStunTurn: true, // use XEP-0215 to fetch STUN and TURN server
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var config = {
     useNicks: false,
     bosh: '//jitsi-meet.example.com/http-bind', // FIXME: use xep-0156 for that
     clientNode: 'http://jitsi.org/jitsimeet', // The name of client node advertised in XEP-0115 'c' stanza
-    focusUserJid: 'focus@auth.jitsi-meet.example.com', // The real JID of focus participant
+    //focusUserJid: 'focus@auth.jitsi-meet.example.com', // The real JID of focus participant - can be overridden here
     //defaultSipNumber: '', // Default SIP number
     desktopSharing: 'ext', // Desktop sharing method. Can be set to 'ext', 'webrtc' or false to disable.
     chromeExtensionId: 'diibjkoicjeejcmhdnailmkgecihlobk', // Id of desktop streamer Chrome extension

moderator.js

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 var Moderator = (function (my) {
 
+    var focusUserJid;
     var getNextTimeout = Util.createExpBackoffTimer(1000);
     var getNextErrorTimeout = Util.createExpBackoffTimer(1000);
 
@@ -66,8 +67,26 @@ var Moderator = (function (my) {
         );
     };
 
+    my.setFocusUserJid = function (focusJid) {
+        if (!focusUserJid) {
+            focusUserJid = focusJid;
+            console.info("Focus jid set to: " + focusUserJid);
+        }
+    };
+
+    my.getFocusUserJid = function () {
+        return focusUserJid;
+    };
+
     my.createConferenceIq = function () {
-        var elem = $iq({to: config.hosts.focus, type: 'set'});
+        // Get focus component address
+        var focusComponent = config.hosts.focus;
+        // If not specified use default: 'focus.domain'
+        if (!focusComponent) {
+            focusComponent = 'focus.' + config.hosts.domain;
+        }
+        // Generate create conference IQ
+        var elem = $iq({to: focusComponent, type: 'set'});
         elem.c('conference', {
             xmlns: 'http://jitsi.org/protocol/focus',
             room: roomName
@@ -114,6 +133,9 @@ var Moderator = (function (my) {
     // FIXME: we need to show the fact that we're waiting for the focus
     // to the user(or that focus is not available)
     my.allocateConferenceFocus = function (roomName, callback) {
+        // Try to use focus user JID from the config
+        Moderator.setFocusUserJid(config.focusUserJid);
+        // Send create conference IQ
         var iq = Moderator.createConferenceIq();
         connection.sendIQ(
             iq,
@@ -122,6 +144,8 @@ var Moderator = (function (my) {
                     // Reset both timers
                     getNextTimeout(true);
                     getNextErrorTimeout(true);
+                    Moderator.setFocusUserJid(
+                        $(result).find('conference').attr('focusjid'));
                     callback();
                 } else {
                     var waitMs = getNextTimeout();

muc.js

@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ Strophe.addConnectionPlugin('emuc', {
         // Focus recognition
         member.jid = tmp.attr('jid');
         member.isFocus = false;
-        if (member.jid && member.jid.indexOf(config.focusUserJid + "/") == 0) {
+        if (member.jid
+            && member.jid.indexOf(Moderator.getFocusUserJid() + "/") == 0) {
             member.isFocus = true;
         }